Are We There Yet?

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Like a child on a car trip, I find myself thinking ‘Are we there yet?’  Ok I know patience is not one of my strong points, anybody that knows me will contest to that. Yet it is 2010 and somehow it feels like we are living in sci-fi age, and if that is the case then why do we still find ourselves waiting? We should have arrived by now..

• Arrived to the age of awareness and understanding
• Arrived full circle to our realization that less is in fact more
• Noticed that there are some people born lucky and then there are the rest of them
• Being completely present in the moment and not daydreaming of the past or future
• Noticing that we can live simply and be authentically happy
• Questioning why we eat certain foods when we are feeling emotional in any way
• Making a connection with no hidden agenda

Yes I can relate to most of those things, living simply and living consciously. It takes work to keep it simple and to really be present. For example being a parent you innately ‘ worry’ that is just part of being a parent and you need to constantly juggle that ball against other risks. Children learn by doing and observing behaviours. So the parent or significant carer needs to self monitor their actions and language so the child receives positive messages to model.  That takes work, as you monitor yourself and sometimes prevent yourself from being spontaneous. So what is it?

Being spontaneous or thinking about the consequences? I guess both is the answer, knowing when is a good time to let your hair down and just be in the moment and at other times having that sense of duty and responsibility of ensuring you are sending the right messages to your child.

So we are not there yet, that is life, always progressing and evolving. The picture in our minds is always changing and so we adapt and mould ourselves given our environment.

And besides If we had arrived, then what?